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General News · 30th September 2026
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Calendar for October / Mobility Classes Restarted / Better at Home Event / Free Meal for Thanksgiving / and more...
You can join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+.
Membership in the Society matters because it shows your support for the organization and its programming. To sign up or renew your CISS membership for $10, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0, or email your dues by e-transfer to cortesseniors1gmail.com.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CISS CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Happy Thanksgiving! Monday, October 12
Celebrate Better at Home
• Sunday, October 4, Manson’s Hall, 12 – 2
Delicious free lunch. Bring your neighbours, family members, or friends. All are welcome.
– by Ester, Better at Home Cortes, betterathomecortesgmail.com
Free Thanksgiving Meal
• Sunday, October 11, Manson’s Hall, 4 – 6:30 p.m. Offered by The Sunflower and Better at Home.
DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room.
Anna Byrne from qathet (Powell River) will share her recently published book, The Last Caravan, which celebrates her experience of providing community-supported death care.
Community Lunch at Manson's
Thursday, October 22 at Manson's, starts at noon
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan w/Judyth Weaver
Note: Classes are moving from Thursdays to Wednesdays.
• Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Om Studio, Manson's Hall. All welcome. By donation; proceeds go to Better at Home.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
Regular classes will resume October 6. Registration required before your first class. Email kbrocks55yahoo.ca.
• Tuesdays – 10 a.m. Gorge Hall
• Thursdays – 11 a.m. Om Studio, Manson’s Hall
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in the Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to 1-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group. Your dog, on a leash, is welcome to tag along.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• The Museum and Wild Cortes are back to winter hours.
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
No More Seasonal Time Changes
Read the PDF version of our newsletter for a short history of seasonal time changes.
DEATHCARE COLLECTIVE
The DeathCare Collective supports our community in preparing for end-of-life through conversation and education. We help loved ones care for their own dying and deceased – offering guidance, empowerment, and assistance from diagnosis through death and after death – making home-based, holistic care more accessible.
Our monthly meetings include time for optional sharing, an educational presentation, and a project update for our community. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room. During this meeting, Anna Byrne from qathet (Powell River) will share her recently published book, The Last Caravan, which celebrates her experience of providing community-supported death care.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Emma at 250-208-4468 or Margaret at 250-204-3709.
COMMUNITY LUNCHES UPDATE
A huge THANK YOU to Yasmina, who made an incredible amount of delicious community lunches at Mansons with help from Joseph and Linda. Their beautiful family has moved off the island for a new adventure. We found someone else who will start the Mansons lunches up again, once a month. Come say hi to Myriam and enjoy the first community lunch of the fall:
Thursday, October 22 at Mansons
Starting at noon
Monthly lunches at the Gorge start in November:
Wednesday, November 11 at the Gorge
Starting at noon
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More is included in the newsletter sent to CISS members' email inboxes on the first day of each month.
To read the newsletter sent by email to CISS members, click here:
CISS October Newsletter.
Visit us on Facebook.
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If you are a CISS member, you should receive an email with the newsletter on the first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina at 250-935-0080.
You can join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+.
Membership in the Society matters because it shows your support for the organization and its programming. To sign up or renew your CISS membership for $10, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0, or email your dues by e-transfer to cortesseniors1gmail.com.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CISS CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Happy Thanksgiving! Monday, October 12
Celebrate Better at Home
• Sunday, October 4, Manson’s Hall, 12 – 2
Delicious free lunch. Bring your neighbours, family members, or friends. All are welcome.
– by Ester, Better at Home Cortes, betterathomecortesgmail.com
Free Thanksgiving Meal
• Sunday, October 11, Manson’s Hall, 4 – 6:30 p.m. Offered by The Sunflower and Better at Home.
DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room.
Anna Byrne from qathet (Powell River) will share her recently published book, The Last Caravan, which celebrates her experience of providing community-supported death care.
Community Lunch at Manson's
Thursday, October 22 at Manson's, starts at noon
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan w/Judyth Weaver
Note: Classes are moving from Thursdays to Wednesdays.
• Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Om Studio, Manson's Hall. All welcome. By donation; proceeds go to Better at Home.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
Regular classes will resume October 6. Registration required before your first class. Email kbrocks55yahoo.ca.
• Tuesdays – 10 a.m. Gorge Hall
• Thursdays – 11 a.m. Om Studio, Manson’s Hall
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in the Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to 1-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group. Your dog, on a leash, is welcome to tag along.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• The Museum and Wild Cortes are back to winter hours.
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
No More Seasonal Time Changes
Read the PDF version of our newsletter for a short history of seasonal time changes.
DEATHCARE COLLECTIVE
The DeathCare Collective supports our community in preparing for end-of-life through conversation and education. We help loved ones care for their own dying and deceased – offering guidance, empowerment, and assistance from diagnosis through death and after death – making home-based, holistic care more accessible.
Our monthly meetings include time for optional sharing, an educational presentation, and a project update for our community. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room. During this meeting, Anna Byrne from qathet (Powell River) will share her recently published book, The Last Caravan, which celebrates her experience of providing community-supported death care.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Emma at 250-208-4468 or Margaret at 250-204-3709.
COMMUNITY LUNCHES UPDATE
A huge THANK YOU to Yasmina, who made an incredible amount of delicious community lunches at Mansons with help from Joseph and Linda. Their beautiful family has moved off the island for a new adventure. We found someone else who will start the Mansons lunches up again, once a month. Come say hi to Myriam and enjoy the first community lunch of the fall:
Thursday, October 22 at Mansons
Starting at noon
Monthly lunches at the Gorge start in November:
Wednesday, November 11 at the Gorge
Starting at noon
***********************************
More is included in the newsletter sent to CISS members' email inboxes on the first day of each month.
To read the newsletter sent by email to CISS members, click here:
CISS October Newsletter.
Visit us on Facebook.
***********************************
If you are a CISS member, you should receive an email with the newsletter on the first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina at 250-935-0080.
(2026-10-CISS-Newsletter.pdf)